WASHINGTON — John Thompson III took the microphone and made a very un-JT3-like declaration.

Speaking in front of the Georgetown players, cheerleaders, pep band and the 1,000 or so students and other fans who had crowded into the campus dining hall to learn the Hoyas' NCAA tournament seeding, Thompson thanked them all for coming and added: "We plan on being around for a while."

And, no, he was not talking about loitering for an extra hour or two by the hot dog and nacho bars.

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